Top 25 Project Management Blogs

Whether your team collaboration crosses cubicles or spans time zones, project management is the engine that keeps work moving along. But it’s not a one-size-fits-all process. Project demands and management technology are continuously evolving, so it’s important to keep up to date.

To help you stay on the leading edge of project management best practices, oDesk has put together a list of the top 25 project management blogs out there. If there are any favorites of yours that we missed, feel free to share them in the comments section!

Besides regularly publishing informative articles, Project Management Hut also features what they’ve termed as “huts”: collections of articles focusing on various aspects of project management.Read First:Don’t Be a Scrum Zombie

Frustrated by workplace politics? Bob Sutton’s all over it. This highly published author focuses on helping you recognize and deal with the personnel issues that break the project pipeline.Read First:Bad is Stronger than Good

Providing insight from the point of view of a female project manager, Elizabeth Harrin has won multiple awards for her top-notch blogging. Spend some time reading the blog and you’ll see why.Read First:10 Tips to Overcome Imposter Symptom

Don’t let the large upfront advertisement put you off. Scroll down a bit and you’ll find regular articles and videos designed to educate and grow project managers who are new to the field.Read First:Managing Multiple Projects vs. Multitasking

How are enterprise and collaborative technologies changing project management? That’s a question Andrew Filev regularly addresses on his blog. He also tackles issues such as productivity, strategic planning and virtual team culture with a project management focus.Read First:Three Steps to Building Your Own Innovation Machine

In this blog, Scott Sehlhorst shares lessons he’s learned from his own project management experiences as well as from what he’s observed as a consultant for companies both large and small.Read First: Cargo Cult Requirements

Brad Egeland’s extensive PM experience shows in his blog. He regularly touches on a wide range of project management issues, including effective scheduling, using Agile, and the role of mobile devices.Read First: Project Scope, Schedule, Resources: Pick Two

If you’re involved in software project management, this is probably a blog for you. Brodzinski done a bit of everything in that regard and regularly digs into software development, team building and company management.Read First: Limit WIP Early

Tobias Mayer approaches project management from a unique angle, drawing on “concepts and practices from theatre, design and other artful endeavors.” A key to his approach is to put principle ahead of process.Read First: Iterative Estimation

Even though we’ve put 25 blogs on this list, there’s sure to be some good ones we’ve overlooked! Project News Today can help fill that gap. This blog provides a weekly roundup of project management resources from around the web.

Written by Rich Maltzman and David Shirley, this innovative blog is all about helping project managers embrace sustainability. Through the site, you’ll also find information about several online “green” project management communities.Read First: What is Success?

As the blog of the Project Management Alliance, Duration Driven focuses heavily on training resources and development for managers. They also regularly publish PM-focused infographics.Read First: Are You Really a Project Management Advocate?

Want to get a “rubber meets the road” perspective? This blog was started by Soma Bhattacharya as a way to record her experiences with her project management job.Read First: How to Handle Moving Into Agile

The Vertabase software is all about effective project management. And so is their blog! Not a lot of spam here. Instead, expect to find useful tips and insights to improve your work.Read First: Do Start-ups Need Project Management?

Samad Aidane is on a mission to deepen our understanding of the foundations of effective project management. He regularly interviews experts in areas such as organizational change, social science and neuroscience.Read First: Leading Strategic Projects and Having Fun

He’s managed PMOs, worked on projects of all sizes and provided consultation to clients in many different industries. From this wealth of experience, Kiron Bondale shares real-world project management advice, putting theory into practice.Read First: Project Managers Need to Play the Long Game

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Julia Camenisch is a freelance technology and business journalist. She also works as an editor and copywriter for a wide range of clients, including national magazines, small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Julia brings to Upwork a passion for empowering small businesses through the innovative use of technology.

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